They Taunt Vegans And Feed 4lb Of Steak A Day: Gratify 'carnivore Dieters'
An extreme, all animal-based diet is gaining followers in search of heightened productivity, mental clarity, and a boosted libido. But experts carry doubts
For the past 18 months, Shawn Baker has eaten about 4lb of steak every day.
” I’ve got two rib-eye steaks waiting for me when I get off this call ,” said Baker, a developed orthopaedic surgeon, from Orange County, California.” It can be monotonous eating the same thing over and over again, but as hour goes by you start to crave it .”
The 6ft 5in bodybuilder, in his 50 s, is one of a growing number of people experimenting with the “carnivore diet”, a regimen that involves eating merely animal products like meat, offal and eggs, and no plant-based foods. It’s an extreme version of the low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet– which develops the body to run on fat rather than carbohydrates- that has become popular in recent years. Proponents of the diet say it reduces rednes and blood pressure while increasing libido and mental clarity.
Baker, who is nicknamed the “Carnivore King” and has amassed a cult following on social media, says the diet is easy because he doesn’t have to plan meals or count calories.” I just have to think: how hungry am I and how many steaks do I want to eat ,” he said.
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Before becoming a pure carnivore, Baker was also eating salads, spinach, dairy and nuts. Trenching these plant-based foods has been transformative for his body and athletic performance, he says.
” My joint pain and tendinitis went away, my sleep became excellent, my scalp improved. I no longer had any bloating, cramping or other digestive problems, my libido went back to what it was in my 20 s and my blood pressure normalised ,” he said.
Although most medical practitioners balk at the idea of their patients ditching fruit and vegetables, the all-meat diet has been embraced by a cluster of cryptocurrency entrepreneurs, who describe themselves as” bitcoin carnivores”, a phenomenon previously reported by Motherboard.
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” Bitcoin is a revolt against fiat[ government-backed] fund, and an all-meat diet is a insurrection against fiat food ,” said Michael Goldstein, a” bitcoin and meat maximalist” based in Austin, Texas.” Once someone has grown capable of see beyond the lies and myths that experts peddle in one domain, it becomes easier to see beyond them in other domains as well .”
Goldstein, who runs a website dedicated to carnivory called Justmeat.co, feeds 2-2. 5lb of “very rare” rib-eye steak each day, at a cost of about $400 a month. He says he never has cravings for pizza, chocolate or veggies.” They don’t even register in my brain as food .”
He argues that eating merely meat has freed up his time to get more work done.” Grocery shopping takes all of 10 minutes, most of which is standing in the checkout line. I spend little time thinking about food. I merely need to eat once or twice a day( no snacking or cravings ). Basically, it’s the greatest productivity hack, and Silicon Valley should have listened to me about it while I was there .”
Saifedean Ammous, a bitcoin economist, concurs, quoting a” huge improvement” in productivity.
” The ability to focus for long periods has been life transforming, and was the reason that I managed to write a 300 -page book, on bitcoin, fittingly enough !” he said.
Lily Chien-Davis, a social media specialist at San Francisco-based startup Heads Up Health, says that the enhanced productivity and mental clarity explains why this diet, like intermittent fasting, is popular in Silicon Valley.
She started eating a very low carb diet when her husband was diagnosed with cancer- some studies indicate that a ketogenic diet can help the body fight cancers. However, Chien-Davis found that changing her eating habits alleviated her pre-diabetes.
They Taunt Vegans And Feed 4lb Of Steak A Day: Gratify 'carnivore Dieters'
They Taunt Vegans And Feed 4lb Of Steak A Day: Gratify 'carnivore Dieters'
They Taunt Vegans And Feed 4lb Of Steak A Day: Gratify 'carnivore Dieters'
They Taunt Vegans And Feed 4lb Of Steak A Day: Gratify 'carnivore Dieters'
They Taunt Vegans And Feed 4lb Of Steak A Day: Gratify 'carnivore Dieters'